Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

offered EngD. Many schools steer students who are not in astate-approved career and technology program and are unsuccessful taking a foreign languageinto the advanced technology education graduation option and choose to offer ATA which is notas rigorous as EngD to maximize their chances of success. On the other extreme, some schoolsoffer a more advanced Engineering Design and Research course and others offer Project LeadThe Way pre-engineering curriculum. With the new articulation option available, more schoolsare expected to offer EngD starting in 2015 as evidenced by the enrollment of as many as 13teachers in the summer 2015 EngD training.Professional Development for School CounselorsThe GET ET grant Co-Principal Investigator, who is CCBC’s

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth G. Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8550A Mixed Methods Analysis and Evaluation of the Mixed Methods ResearchLiterature in Engineering EducationDr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at The Ohio State Univer- sity. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate

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2025 Northeast Section Conference

Authors

Marvin Gayle; Danny Mangra

use appropriate technical literature. Industrial Influence. After WWII there was a significant • An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, boom in technological innovation and advancement. This was and experiments and to analyze and interpret the driven by the need for more skilled and highly competent results; and engineering graduates. This need led to the creation of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. • An ability to function effectively as a member of a [ABET] in the 1930s

Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Frances Ibes, Saint Catherine University; Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and the University of Minnesota as a mechanical and aerospace engineer, she worked in industry as an automation design engineer and contract programmer. She made computer sci- ence a more appealing topic for her all-women undergraduate student body by presenting this technically valuable course in a project-oriented comprehensive manner. She is currently the director of the Center of Excellence for Women, Science and Technology where she administers the college’s National Science Foundation scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors and fa- cilitates various recruiting, advising and placement activities for STEM majors and minors

Conference Session

Post BS Entrepreneurship Education Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Barbe, University of Maryland; James Green, University of Maryland; Dean Chang, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

volunteer through program-managed activities.In contrast to many entrepreneurship programs across the country that are aimed at graduatestudents or upperclassmen, Mtech invests significant attention to undergraduate students. Whenentrepreneurship and innovation are introduced early, the knowledge gained significantlyimpacts direction towards more entrepreneurial and innovative careers. This knowledgecombines with the community to create a dynamic hub for entrepreneurial skills building andinnovative venturing.3.1 CoursesTable 2 provides a summary of the entrepreneurship education programs and activities organizedby the students being served. Mtech’s entrepreneurship courses are experiential and practical,and almost all of them culminate in student

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Sarina M. Stoor, Arora Engineers Inc. ; Fahad Ibrahim Alsuhaibani; Alexander M. Rogers, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #24835Senior Design Project – A Road from the Initial Design to a Working Proto-typeDr. Vladimir Genis, Drexel University Dr. Vladimir Genis - Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Engineering, has taught and developed graduate and undergraduate courses in physics, electronics, nan- otechnology, biomedical engineering, nondestructive testing, and acoustics. His research interests include ultrasound wave propagation and scattering, ultrasound imaging, nondestructive testing, biomedical engi- neering, electronic instrumentation, piezoelectric transducers, and engineering

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering. Sergio received his professional degree in industrial engineering at the University of Chile and his Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Michigan.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is an Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship and Biomedical Engineering. Previously, Aileen was the Associate Director for Academics in the Center for Entrepreneurship and was responsible for building the Program in Entrepreneurship for UM undergraduates, co-developing the masters level entrepreneurship program, and launching the biomedical engineering graduate design program. Aileen has received a number of awards for her teaching, including the Thomas M. Sawyer, Jr. Teaching Award, the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle MBA, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

[64]. It must be cultivated by designing with the particularindividuals in mind who comprise the membership [64,65].Works in Progress: social mechanism for supporting entrepreneurial projectsAt the University of Virginia, we have been developing an informal experimental initiative thatfocuses on harnessing these peer effects through a community of practice, and have already seensome successes with only a small staff. We noticed the aforementioned gap between the increaseof entrepreneurial education programs on par with other institution’s offerings and the unaffectedoutput of successful founders. Having added to our staff a recent graduate of the Engineeringprogram who had pursued a technology entrepreneurship project after graduation, we had

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Vincent Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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Design in Engineering Education

< 0.05 in paired t-tests 10of Engineering, an experiment was performed in which five recent high school graduates, whohad not yet taken college courses, were asked to design and build a pulse oximeter in five weeks.They did not fail as expected, but built a functional device that reportedly “performed wellagainst a hospital version of the device brought in for calibration [27].” These results spurredOlin to consider that engineering educators may be underestimating how well students learnindependently, and that student engagement can significantly impact attitudes, behaviors, andmotivation [27]. The Olin curriculum contains a

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Hilton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Telecommunications Intern for three consecutive summers at EQT, a natural gas company head- quartered in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. Megan’s research interests correspond to identifying ways to teach students how to become better designers and learners through creative and non-traditional means.Dr. Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Wendy C. Newstetter is Assistant Dean for Educational Research and Innovation in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University. Dr. Nagel joined the James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Philip Lee, University of Kentucky; David Parsley, University of Kentucky; Nelson Kudzo Akafuah, University of Kentucky

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Diversity

recruiting components from 2-year technical colleges and 4-year28 universities. Through strong collaboration with advanced manufacturing industries in Kentucky,29 we find an inventive way to engage with industry partners to bring hands-on and experiential30 learning projects to students in the Fujio Cho Department of Engineering Technology at the31 University of Kentucky. Based on extensive hands-on training, a new curriculum is designed to32 solve practical problems at its center to prepare the future workforce. Most importantly, a new33 curriculum supports not only disadvantaged student groups but also more diverse and34 underrepresented student groups than other programs in the Pigman College of Engineering35 (UK-COE).36 Demand

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamryn G. Zachek, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico; Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

. She leads the Environmental Resource Sustainability group, which studies themes related to environmental and water resources engineering, atmospheric water harvesting, waste-to-energy technologies, and environmental remediation. Her work integrates and highlights science communication and community needs-based research. Her passions include designing hands-on learning tools and leading public outreach initiatives for STEM awareness and engagement among all levels of learners.Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico Sydney Donohue Jobe works as the Outreach Coordinator and Education Specialist for the Center for Water and the Environment and the Accelerating Resilience Innovations in Drylands Institute at the

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Rizzo, University of Vermont

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Council of Sections

Presentations: First-year students conducted research, designed and built exhibit prototypes and presented their projects in a public forum for ECHO (Lake Champlain Science Museum) that focused on engineering and sustainability issues related to the Lake. Page 22.853.3Stormwater Bioretention Facility: Sophomore students learned about low impact design

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

have learned” [37].Creativity can also be integrated into core civil engineering technical courses. Zheng et al. [44]described the integration of modules on nanotechnology and creativity into a “ConstructionMaterials” course that included a laboratory. Mini competitions to encourage creativity were addedinto the laboratories associated with an introductory structural engineering design and structuralconcrete course [45]. Faculty may also be able to bring their research to the classroom as examplesof innovations / creative approaches to civil engineering problems.Capstone design is another good opportunity to highlight the importance of creativity andinnovation, and integrate opportunities for students to practice these skills. Oswald Beiler

Conference Session

Design Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ava R. Wolf, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering from the University of Michigan in 2014. He received an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2017. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. He carries out research in the field of micro-manufacturing, precision control, manufacturing, and mechatronics. His research also includes control optimization and system identification. He is also a graduate teaching assistant of design for manufacturability.Dr. Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Leon is a Teaching Associate Professor in mechanical science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., Wake Forest University ; Charles McDonald Cowan II, Wake Forest University; Justyn Daniel Girdner, James Madison University; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Robin Anderson, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

biological waste treatment.Robin Anderson, James Madison University Robin D. Anderson serves as the Academic Unit Head for the Department of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University. She holds a doctorate in Assessment and Measurement. She previously served as the Associate Director of the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at JMU. Her areas of research include assessment practice and engineering education research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student experience and learning with a formative sustainable design rubricIntroductionSustainable design is not an alternative to traditional engineering design; rather, it is a

Conference Session

Student Motivation, Identity, and Resilience

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wonki Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

South Korea. She currently works as graduate research assistant in engineering education department. Her research interests are assessment for learners in diverse settings, and teacher education in multicultural settings.Prof. Jeffrey F Rhoads, Purdue University at West Lafayette Jeffrey F. Rhoads is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with both the Birck Nanotechnology Center and Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same insti- tution. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, each in mechanical engineering, from Michigan State University in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. Dr. Rhoads’ current research interests include the predictive design, analysis, and

Conference Session

K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Diane Reichlen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Dr. Chandra’s research interests include design of data-driven stochastic models for applications in acous- tics, communication networks and predictive analytics in education.Diane Reichlen, University of Massachusetts Lowell Diane Reichlen is a successful engineering executive with extensive experience in motivating and inspir- ing engineers to be innovative, collaborative, and to use critical thinking skills. She has over 20 years of experience leading engineering teams in Computer Information Technology and Management. Diane was VP of Engineering at Dell Technologies from 2013 to 2018, where she led all quality engineering activities for their market leading Enterprise Storage and Software Solutions. Prior to Dell

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Crossdisciplinary Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

sasikumar naidu, University of Tennessee; Prasanna Venkateswara Rao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Paul Frymier, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Spivey Douglas, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Gary Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Masood Parang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rapinder Sawhney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University of Tennessee was initiated in fall 2001with a focus to provide students in Engineering with skills and knowledge of businessfocused towards new product development. National Science Foundation (NSF) providedfunding for the program from 2005 to 2008 which helped enhance the program and led todevelopment of several prototype products and commercialization of one the productsSafelightTM. The program has graduated more than 25 joint MS/MBA students so far withthe number growing every year. The graduates have a double set of skills:enterpreneurship and business skills along with the advanced engineering skills needed tobecome leaders in innovative science and technology. The faculty associated with theprogram, who had limited previous

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, The University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; Jia Frydenberg, University of California, Irvine

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Mechanical Engineering

with creative ways to continue to provide high quality education to more studentswith fewer resources.TerminologyThe field of online and blended educational practices is still so new that terminology andnomenclature have not yet solidified. In this study and this paper, the term “hybrid” or “blended”is used to describe courses where the full amount of instruction in the classroom was augmentedby multiple technical and procedural innovations. This type of course is often elsewhere termed“web-assisted,” was not used since the introduction and evaluation of the online work of bothstudents and instructors in this study have led to a situation where it is indeed feasible for theuniversity to decrease the classroom time and replace that with online

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Jim R. Baker, Michigan Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

leverages his responsibilities for and experience with; industrial sponsored research contracting, technology transfer, startup business development, corporate relations into a bridge to student entrepreneurship, innovation and experiential education activities. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on technology commercialization and intellectual property law, is a licensed Patent Agent, holds a Ph.D. in environmental engineering, and a partner in a Michigan- based manufacturing company. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Elements – The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the PartsAbstractAt Michigan

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, and national levels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Role of a Design Studio in a Mechanical Engineering Department1 IntroductionAcademic maker spaces, design centers, innovation institutes, and creativity labs of differentkinds are becoming popular hubs of activity on many campuses – particularly within engineeringcolleges and departments. Some of these centers, such as Stanford’s d-school and Penn State’sLearning Factory [1], [2], have existed for over a decade. Others, such as Boston University’sEngineering Product Innovation Center, are relatively recent developments [3], [4]. These spacesgenerally offer a physical location with

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Entrepreneurship

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Minnie Patel, San Jose State University; Anuradha Basu, San Jose State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

further incentive to participants, prizeswere secured from local companies like Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft. Prizes were awarded forthe best exhibits, the best elevator pitch, the best written summary, and for the People’s Choice Page 11.703.4of the best displayed idea.The Fair was organized by SJSU’s Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship (SVCE), auniversity-wide organized research and teaching unit housed within the College of Business.When the idea was first floated in Spring 2004, it was greeted with enthusiasm by all the facultymembers contacted in Engineering, Industrial Design, and Sciences and the organizingcommittee for the Fair

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Deana R. Delp Ph.D., Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theirdesign, which can be in the form of a novel idea, an economical idea, or an idea to improveexisting machinery. The teams must create a functional prototype of their most promisingsolution and present the final prototypes during the project demonstration day. The user can seethe final prototypes remotely via electronic media. Figures 5-10 show student prototypes for aplanter, sprayer, combine/grain cart, irrigation system, and rain gauge, respectively.During the demonstration day, awards are presented in the following areas: Most Innovative/Creative (a unique design that has an eye towards the future) Best Craftsmanship (a well-built prototype) Most Technical Concept (a design that went above and beyond with coding, sensors, motors, etc

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brianna Benedict McIntyre, Purdue University; Rachel Ann Baker; Thaddeus J. Milton, Purdue University; Joshua T. Yeggy

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #21193CAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation through Engi-neering Students’ Identity DevelopmentDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Brian D. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Mohamed M. Megahed, Pennsylvania State University; Pratik Subhash Pachpute, Pennsylvania State University,Great Valley

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

unique 4-course module focused on creativity and problem solving leadership and has developed a new methodology for cognition-based design. She is one of three instructors for Penn State’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Creativity, Innovation, and Change, which has attracted 250,000 enrolled learners since 2013.Dr. Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University Neeraj Sonalkar is the Executive Director of Human Innovation Design Research at the Center for Design Research at Stanford University. He studies interpersonal interactions to understand the behavioral build- ing blocks of teams, organizations and regional innovation ecosystems. Neeraj invented the Interaction Dynamics Notation to visualize collaborative

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 14.1006.2process. For universities with graduate programs and significant research endeavors, seniorcapstone topics can often be identified as those that, although have merit, are perhaps not largeenough in scope for a graduate student. Regardless the size of a school’s research activities,local industries can be a wonderful source of design topics. It’s a win-win situation since youcan get a terrific topic for your students and they can get free engineering; but sometimes it canbe difficult for a faculty member to meet these engineers and tap their design problems,especially if the faculty member is new to the area.Perhaps the best way to contact the industries is through the program advisory boards, butbeyond that it definitely requires

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Chris Campbell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of Technology; Byron Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

in the workforce and their daily life. She is a subject matter expert in product design/development and digital engineering/manufacturing especially from prototype or service to marketplace. Prior to joining NTID, Dannels worked for several engineering corporations.Mr. Chris Campbell, Rochester Institute of Technology Chris Campbell is a Research Associate Professor with the Center on Access Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, one of the colleges at Rochester Institute of Technology. His research and development focus is on access technologies that will positively impact post-secondary educational experiences for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.Mr. Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electrical power generation, including the use of renewableenergy resources. An important aspect of any Introduction to Engineering course is the projector projects which are chosen for the students to work on. Since renewable energy is a relevantand multidisciplinary field, it provides a good topic for a first-year engineering design course,provided the experience is properly designed.This paper describes a successful renewable energy project that has been used for the past sevenyears in an Introduction to Engineering class at a large, public, research university. Details ofthis project and its evolution based on the curricular needs of the university and research-basedbest-practices will be discussed. Some of these research-based best practices

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Nilsen, Purdue University; Edward F. Morrison, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Raquel Asencio, Purdue University; Scott Hutcheson, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

including small and large public and privateinstitutions and research-intensive as well as liberal arts colleges. Several were minority-servinginstitutions.1 National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), funded by the NationalScience Foundation and managed by Stanford University and VentureWell (DUE 1125457).Pathways programming over the 2013-2016 period included comprehensive mapping of the I&Eecosystem, in-person convenings and online gatherings providing information and coachingabout specific kinds of offerings to expose students to I&E (eg, design thinking, makerspaces,pitch competitions) and guidance and support in the process of making change. Pathways wasdesigned as a context-specific initiative, in which